Awareness or an Unnecessary Event?

Black History Month first stared as "Negro History Week' back in 1926 and later blossomed into a month long event. But for many years there has been a major controversy about the necessity of this event. In the early years of Black History Month much awareness was raised and this event seemed like a good idea but in the recent times were racism is almost non-existent many doubt the necessity of this tradition. In the current generation informing people about the history of the African-Americans is virtually pointless. Ever since we step into to school we are taught history of whites, blacks, and any other religion mashed together, organized by chronological order and not the color of their skin.

There has been some serious controversial points made even by the members of the African-American community. Morgan Freeman, an actor, considers the whole affair as a shallow ritual, and it undermines the contention that black history is American history. I can strongly agree with that statement because that the African-American culture cannot be the only one with its own history month. If you are going to make a minority history month you should include other races such as Hispanics and Native Americans.

I believe that black history is very important to our education but they should not single out the African-Americans when dedicating a whole month to them. Other minority cultures deserve to have a month dedicated to their culture, considering some of these minorities were here before anyone else.